CVE-2001-1500

7.5

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

12.45%

LOW RiskEPSS (96th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2, and possibly other versions, does not properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames by performing forward resolution, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or cause an incorrect client hostname to be logged.

Published: 12/31/2001

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

12.45%LOW Exploitation Risk

96th percentile

This vulnerability has a 12.45% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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